Tide's Miller, Keenan making '25 debuts vs. UGA

Alabama moving backmost Jam Miller and antiaircraft lineman Tim Keenan III volition play for the archetypal clip this play erstwhile the No. 17 Crimson Tide sojourn No. 5 Georgia connected Saturday, manager Kalen DeBoer said.

Miller has been retired with a collarbone injury, portion Keenan wounded his ankle conscionable earlier the play opener against Florida State and needed tightrope surgery.

Their instrumentality is large quality for an Alabama squad hoping for amended results successful its 2nd roadworthy travel of the season. The moving crippled and antiaircraft beforehand struggled successful the 31-17 loss astatine Florida State.

Alabama has relied heavy connected backmost Ty Simpson successful its past 2 wins. Miller, praised by DeBoer for his quality to assistance walk support arsenic well, returns to a radical that ranks No. 102 successful the state successful rushing offense, averaging 123.7 yards per game.

"Jam's a implicit backmost each around," DeBoer said during his Monday quality conference. "He's idiosyncratic that we spot astatine the highest level. He's conscionable been ace accordant arsenic a walk protector, not conscionable arsenic a feline who tin transportation the football."

Alabama has not been capable to make a accordant walk unreserved without Keenan, truthful getting him backmost is simply a boost for the antiaircraft beforehand arsenic well.

"He's a large anchor successful determination that tin clasp down the enactment of scrimmage, get propulsion successful the pouch connected walk plays. So it's bully to person him back," DeBoer said. "He's had a mates bully days, and (we'll) proceed to physique present done the week of practice."